Gao Xuan's plan is actually very simple, so simple that it lacks any technical content.

The only problem with this plan is that it's too bold!

Lan Chang'an, the Patriarch of the Lan Family, a Level 15 Marquis Jinshan. This is also Lan Chang'an's only official title.

The Alliance has a complete merit-based reward system for expanding and conquering star systems.

The Lan Family's ancestors made major contributions during the development of Taurus, and the Alliance granted them the title of Marquis Jinshan.

In reality, the title of Marquis comes with a corresponding variety of statutory powers. These powers are very, very great and can even exempt many legal penalties.

The Xiao Family is also a marquis, holding a status equivalent to the Lan Family. A family like the Yu Family only has the title of Viscount. There's a significant difference in power levels.

However, as the Alliance gradually declines, regional star realms have become practically autonomous.

The titles granted by the Alliance have also lost their former glory. The Yu Family and the Bai Family have risen rapidly, and these titles can no longer prevent them from standing shoulder to shoulder with the Lan and Xiao Families.

To weaken the Alliance's control over the regions, the major noble families rarely speak of these titles anymore.

However, attempting to openly capture Lan Chang'an, who holds the title of Marquis Jinshan, completely violates the Alliance's laws.

Without legal support, taking action against Lan Chang'an is illegal. Even if successful, it would inevitably lead to a joint backlash from other noble families.

Moreover, even without these identity enhancements, Lan Chang'an has powerful armed forces around him. This is also Lan Family's territory.

How could just a few of them launch a surprise attack on Lan Chang'an?

Xiao Cheng originally thought Gao Xuan was an extremely intelligent person, but now he thinks he might have overestimated him; after all, the other party is just a nineteen-year-old boy!

Facing major upheavals, he's also lost his cool and is thinking of resorting to force in confusion!

Xiao Cheng still places great importance on Gao Xuan. After calming down, he patiently explained to Gao Xuan: "Lan Chang'an is a Marquis Jinshan and has judicial immunity. To deal with him legally, we first need to revoke his title of Marquis Jinshan."

"I know, and I also know that the Alliance constitution was amended two thousand years ago, stating that those who worship the Evil God and use evil means to harm their own kind will be stripped of all honorable titles."

Gao Xuan is also familiar with the laws of the Alliance, especially some important laws.

Xiao Cheng was stunned; he didn't even know about this constitutional amendment, yet Gao Xuan mentioned it casually? Had this kid planned this early on?

But that didn't make sense either; it was clearly Lan Changkong who came looking for trouble first. Gao Xuan couldn't have anticipated so much.

Xiao Cheng silently turned on his Light Computer, checked the constitution, and indeed found that article.

The Alliance is so vast, and the constitutional clauses complex as a sea. Other than specialized lawyers, no one studies this. Xiao Cheng even admired Gao Xuan a bit; the breadth of this young man's knowledge was utterly astounding.

"We just need to capture Lan Chang'an and find solid evidence. This guy will be finished immediately."

Gao Xuan confidently said, "If we take a risk once, we can solve all the problems."

"What if we fail?" Xiao Cheng retorted.

Gao Xuan said lightly, "If we fail, I'll take full responsibility."

"Such a big responsibility, you can't bear it."

Xiao Cheng sighed. Gao Xuan made it sound easy, but if things went wrong, handing over Gao Xuan wouldn't suffice as an excuse.

Gao Xuan said earnestly, "Uncle Xiao, you must understand that what we call a baseline is just something people believe is a baseline. In this world, there is only success and failure, no baseline."

He said understandingly, "I understand Uncle Xiao's concerns. After all, it's a thousand-year-old noble family. However, for the Xiao Family, it can be flexible, but for me, I have no retreat."

Xiao Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Our Xiao Family can always protect you, never letting you suffer."

"I believe in Uncle Xiao. But if I bear this huge responsibility, Uncle Xiao will inevitably be seen as lacking in judgment."

Gao Xuan shook his head lightly and said, "The problem is we don't need to retreat. I certainly will not retreat."

He chuckled freely, "I only have two paths now; one is to rush over and kill Lan Chang'an, while also dealing with all the meddlesome high-level members of the Lan Family. We all perish together.

"Two, I kill Lan Chang'an and make his crimes public. We stand on legal ground and achieve a great victory in this battle."

Gao Xuan's attitude was polite and respectful, but his words were sharp and cutting.

Xiao Cheng also felt a chill, knowing Gao Xuan's sword was sharp; yet, the opponent's piercing sharpness made him uneasy.

He also understood that Gao Xuan was not forcing him to choose anything, but merely making his own path clear.

Actually, what Gao Xuan said was quite right: retreating certainly means defeat, while advancing gives the chance for a great victory.

Xiao Cheng is usually very steady; Xiao Wan's personality is quite rash, unlike him. But he is not timid.

To get to this position, he naturally has his decisiveness.

Xiao Cheng pondered for a moment and contacted Xiao Jun. Xiao Jun is the head of the Xiao Family and also his father.

The two have a significant age difference, and with the education management of a big family, there is no father-son affection. To Xiao Cheng, Xiao Jun is just a very domineering and stern superior.

Given the seriousness of the matter, although he was inclined to support Gao Xuan, he still needed to consult Xiao Jun.

Xiao Jun's image appeared on the projection screen. He had short gray hair, thick eyebrows, tiger-like eyes, and wore a crisp military uniform. Even sitting at home, his posture was straight.

"Father, Gao Xuan had a conflict with the Lan Family and killed Lan Changkong and Lan Guangheng. He discovered that Lan Chang'an is an Evil God's believer and suggested directly capturing Lan Chang'an..."

Xiao Cheng tried to explain the situation concisely, without repeating what Gao Xuan had said.

Because he knew the old man's character was domineering and wouldn't like such a forceful Gao Xuan.

At the same time, he also sent over some related videos, mainly the video of Gao Xuan slaying Lan Changkong and Lan Guangheng.

Xiao Jun watched the video twice, and he was extremely shocked.

Lan Changkong and Lan Guangheng naturally couldn't be considered top Sword Heroes, but after arming with Biochemical Battle Armor, their personal combat power increased at least tenfold.

Gao Xuan, however, just with a sword, instantaneously killed two powerful Sword Heroes.

That Sword Artifact was indeed no ordinary item. It pierced armor as if slicing through paper. Even exoskeleton armor was no match.

Gao Xuan's body was equally formidable, not inferior to a Silver Sword Hero armed with Biochemical Battle Armor.

As for Swordsmanship, it was even more sublime. Such a naturally formed Sword Intent was enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with the top Sword Heroes. Perhaps even surpass them.

His Combat Awareness was exceptionally high. Faced with complex combat situations, he could always make the most precise judgments, and execute the most effective counterattacks.

The reason Gao Xuan could fully control the battle was not because his Power was overwhelming, but because he used his Power more efficiently.

Xiao Jun, having seen countless Sword Heroes throughout his life and being a top Sword Hero himself, had a very precise judgment of a Sword Hero's combat power.

With Gao Xuan's strength, in small-scale battles, he was virtually invincible, unstoppable.

Xiao Jun quickly judged that Gao Xuan had the strength to eliminate Lan Chang'an.

Rashly acting against the Patriarch of a top Noble Family was certainly highly risky.

However, since Gao Xuan voluntarily undertook the risk, it made things much easier.

If they truly failed, they could simply sever ties with Gao Xuan.

In these decades, major Noble Families had shown a trend of joining forces against the Xiao Family.

If this continued, the Xiao Family would indeed be gradually trapped by the joint forces of various parties.

Behind this were both complex interest conflicts among the Noble Families and the Evil God's machinations behind the scenes.

Not joining the Evil God would mean becoming an enemy of the Evil God. This was a matter of alliance choice.

Xiao Jun didn't trust the Evil God, even if it meant short-term gains. There was no free lunch in the world.

Sacrificing seemingly useless lower-class humans for gain appeared fine.

Exploiting the lower class is the norm for a pyramid societal structure. However, directly cutting off the lower class to feed on them is destroying the social foundation.

If this continues, human society will inevitably collapse.

Xiao Jun did not want to take this dead-end path.

Lan Chang'an's belief in the Evil God wasn't really a secret. Over the years, his actions had become more and more base.

This guy even sacrificed his wife and daughter, using extremely cruel methods.

When Xiao Jun thought of Lan Chang'an, he was very disdainful; indeed, the older one gets, the more afraid of dying, extending their life through evil means only makes one more revolting and despicable!

The key was that eliminating Lan Chang'an could immediately open a huge breach in the invisible alliance of Taurus Star Families. The benefits were immense.

After a slight consideration, Xiao Jun made up his mind. He didn't speak but made a fist gesture to Xiao Cheng.

Even the military's wireless encrypted communication network might be recorded by others. Xiao Jun wouldn't directly instruct anything.

This gesture clearly expressed his attitude: Go ahead! Xiao Cheng comprehended and nodded, then closed the communication and said to Gao Xuan, "What's your plan?"

"Directly assault in, slay Lan Chang'an, and gather evidence."

Gao Xuan said, "The key is speed, fast enough that the other side has no time to react."

Xiao Cheng sent Gao Xuan an electronic map, "This is the architectural blueprint of Lanting Garden from the Lan Family. You have three minutes."

He thought for a moment and said, "If three minutes isn't enough, just leave. There'll be a submarine waiting for you in the southeast corner under the sea."

Gao Xuan nodded, not caring about these details, nor did he ask for Xiao Family's support.

The Xiao Family allowing him to act alone was already incredibly courageous. It was impossible for them to send people to accompany him.

This was better; even experts like Xiao Ting and Xiao Wan would only be a hindrance if they followed him.

"I'm going."

Before Gao Xuan's words fell, the silver Celestial Spirit Sword Qi flowed over him like mercury, instantly transforming into a set of magnificent and exquisite Battle Armor.

Two silver ribbons fluttered in the wind behind the Silver Armor.

Gao Xuan nodded to Xiao Cheng, then turned into a silver rainbow soaring into the sky.

Armed with the Celestial Spirit Battle Armor, the Sword Qi of the Celestial Spirit Armor minimized air resistance to the greatest extent and also provided Gao Xuan with vast support of Source Power.

Gao Xuan's flight speed reached 1700 meters per second, which was incredibly astonishing even for a Silver Sword Hero.

Xiao Wan and Xiao Ting, standing by the side, hadn't even reacted when they saw the silver rainbow streak across the sky, leaving a long sonic boom in its wake.

The azure sky seemed to have a long crack drawn by the silver rainbow.

Lan Chang'an, sitting calmly in the Yangxin Hall of Lanting Garden, suddenly had a premonition, "Something's wrong!"

The other Lan Family high-ups also felt the warning, with everyone simultaneously looking up at the sky.

The arching silver rainbow was cutting through the sky, descending directly towards them.

Everyone's faces changed dramatically at the same time!